History of science
Title: Digital Bridges: Bridges of the nineteenth century
Information: http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/ The Digital Bridges Web site consists of a collection of thirty representative 19th century American bridge engineering monographs, manuals, and documents from the Lehigh University Libraries' Special Collections. Many of these items are relatively rare an in some cases quite fragile. With the growing interest in material culture, technology studies, the history of engineering practices, and the renovation and restoration of historical structures, this site is designed to provide a rich, interactive research tool for students, historians, and engineering professionals. The source documents have been scanned, converted to text, and partially-corrected to make all significant terms, personal, and proper names retrievable through the site search engine. In addition, all items in the collection have been structured for browsing in the manner of a book, with organization units such as chapters and subchapters randomly viewable.
Category: History of science